✨ Introduction to Editors

• An editor (or text editor) is a software program that allows users to add, delete, and arrange text such as letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs.

• It enables us to create, open, view, and edit plain text files.

• Web developers use editors to write and edit programs/scripts in programming and markup languages.

🔹 Examples of Text Editors

• Notepad – Windows text editor (.txt)

• WordPad – Windows text editor (.rtf – rich text format)

• TextEdit – Apple macOS text editor

• Emacs – Powerful text editor (all platforms)

• Vi and Vim – Common in Linux (also available on multiple platforms)

• Writer – Text editor and word processor

• Notepad++ – Advanced editor for Windows

👉 In our syllabus:

1. Notepad

2. Notepad++

3. Sublime Text Editor

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📝 Notepad

• Default text editor in Windows OS.

• Very basic editor with minimal features and low capabilities.

How to Open Notepad

Method 1 (Start Menu):

1. Click on the Start button.

2. Go to All Programs → Accessories → Notepad.

Method 2 (Run Command):

1. Press Windows + R.

2. Type notepad and press Enter.

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Menus in Notepad

📂 File Menu

• New → Ctrl+N

• New Window → Ctrl+Shift+N

• Open → Ctrl+O

• Save → Ctrl+S

• Save As → Ctrl+Shift+S

• Page Setup → Set page size, margins, orientation, header & footer

• Print → Ctrl+P

• Exit → Close file & quit Notepad

✂️ Edit Menu

• Undo → Ctrl+Z

• Cut → Ctrl+X

• Copy → Ctrl+C

• Paste → Ctrl+V

• Delete → Del

• Select All → Ctrl+A

• Time & Date → F5

• Find → Ctrl+F

• Find Next → F3

• Replace → Ctrl+H

• Go To → Ctrl+G

• Search with Bing → Ctrl+E

🖋️ Format Menu

• Word Wrap → Automatically move text to the next line.

• Font → Change font style & size.

👁️ View Menu

• Zoom In → Ctrl + +

• Zoom Out → Ctrl + -

• Status Bar → Toggle ON/OFF

❓ Help Menu

• View Help

• Send Feedback

• About Notepad